You need to use the links found on our class webquest homepage to answer the following questions.
1. What are wetlands? An area characterized by a high content of soil moisture
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/wetlands-1#ixzz1JKksoI00 2. Why are wetlands important?Wetlands are important because they prevent flooding by holding in water.
3. What animals and plants are found in the wetlands?Animals:Alligator, Great Blue Heron, Beaver, Duck, Bullfrog Plants: Monrgove Wildflowers. CordGrass
4. What are some causes for wetland loss?One cause is that people build levees and it floods out the wetlands.
5. What are five of the animals and six of the plants in the wetlands that are endangered?Animals:Quokka, Red Crowned Crane, Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake,Madagascar Teal, Western Swamp Turtle Plants:American Lotus, Galium Asprellus, Juncus Tenuis, Sidalcea Oregana, Helonias Bullata, Pitchers Thistle
6. What can be done to protect the wetlands?We can help stop pollution, and not hunt or fish to much in some places.
Based on what you have read, answer the following questions.
List the 3 conditions that determine if an area is considered a wetland.1.Inundated or saturated ground.
2.Vegatation typically adapted for saturated soil.
3.Sometimes can have very high water levels.Animals:Quokka, Red Crown Crane, Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake, Madagascar Teal, Eastern Swamp Turtle, Alligators, Great Blue Heron, Beaver, BullFrog
Why are wetlands important to humans? to wildlife? to the environment?
Wetlands are important to humans because they improve the water quality so we can have clean drinking water, the wetlands are important to wildlife cause it gives many species of animals a home, the wetlands are important to the environment because it supports many plants and animalsand it cleans the water that goes through it.
What factors contribute to the loss of wetlands?People driving all day and pollute the air with the gas from the cars, also people throw trash where it's not supposed to be and it gets into the water.
What are some things that middle school students can do to help protect wetland areas?
We could take a field trip to the wetlands to help clean up the water and land so that animals and plants can have a home.
You need to use the links found on our class webquest homepage to answer the following questions.
1. What are wetlands? An area characterized by a high content of soil moisture
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/wetlands-1#ixzz1JKksoI00
2. Why are wetlands important?Wetlands are important because they prevent flooding by holding in water.
3. What animals and plants are found in the wetlands?Animals:Alligator, Great Blue Heron, Beaver, Duck, Bullfrog Plants: Monrgove Wildflowers. CordGrass
4. What are some causes for wetland loss?One cause is that people build levees and it floods out the wetlands.
5. What are five of the animals and six of the plants in the wetlands that are endangered?Animals:Quokka, Red Crowned Crane, Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake,Madagascar Teal, Western Swamp Turtle Plants:American Lotus, Galium Asprellus, Juncus Tenuis, Sidalcea Oregana, Helonias Bullata, Pitchers Thistle
6. What can be done to protect the wetlands?We can help stop pollution, and not hunt or fish to much in some places.
Based on what you have read, answer the following questions.
List the 3 conditions that determine if an area is considered a wetland.1.Inundated or saturated ground.
2.Vegatation typically adapted for saturated soil.
3.Sometimes can have very high water levels.Animals:Quokka, Red Crown Crane, Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake, Madagascar Teal, Eastern Swamp Turtle, Alligators, Great Blue Heron, Beaver, BullFrog
Why are wetlands important to humans? to wildlife? to the environment?
Wetlands are important to humans because they improve the water quality so we can have clean drinking water, the wetlands are important to wildlife cause it gives many species of animals a home, the wetlands are important to the environment because it supports many plants and animalsand it cleans the water that goes through it.
What factors contribute to the loss of wetlands?People driving all day and pollute the air with the gas from the cars, also people throw trash where it's not supposed to be and it gets into the water.
What are some things that middle school students can do to help protect wetland areas?
We could take a field trip to the wetlands to help clean up the water and land so that animals and plants can have a home.